Chee Kung Tong Society Building, Wailuku怀卢库致公会馆
- Type
- Overseas Daoist Temples
- Location
- United States · Hawaii State · Wailuku (Maui) · 2151 Vineyard Street, Wailuku, Maui; collapsed in 1996, with only the foundation and street-facing lintel wall surviving
- Coordinates
- 20.888417, -156.504389 Map ↗
- First built
- 1904 · Completed in 1904; collapsed in April 1996
- Heritage status
- National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) #82000171 (15 November 1982)Delisted from the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places in 1998
Overview
The Wailuku Chee Kung Tong was built in 1904, one of the six original Chinese association halls on Maui. The lintel bears the inscription 'Chee Kung Tong Hall,' with 'Equality for All' inscribed on the reverse, reflecting the Hongmen Chee Kung Tong's dual role in overseas Chinese society as both mutual-aid organization and vehicle for political mobilization. Whether a shrine was maintained within the hall, and which deities were venerated there, is not clearly recorded in surviving documentation, and this entry makes no inference on the point — the related Maui association halls (Wo Hing, Kwock Hing) both maintained Guandi altars on their upper floors, which may serve as a reference but is not sufficient evidence. The building collapsed in April 1996, was delisted from the Hawaiʻi State Register of Historic Places in 1998, but remains in the National Register of Historic Places database; only the foundation, concrete elements, and the street-facing lintel wall survive on site. Note: the English Wikipedia summary table 'Chinese Society Halls on Maui' mistakenly lists this entry under reference number 82000173 (duplicating the Wo Hing Society); the correct entry number is 82000171.
Highlights
- Built in 1904, one of six Chinese association halls on Maui
- Lintel inscribed 'Chee Kung Tong Hall' and 'Equality for All'
- Collapsed in 1996, with only the foundation and lintel wall surviving